Intel may report an earnings beat, given the muted expectations. But investors may be left with several questions concerning the near- and medium-term outlook.

After serving as interim CEO for seven months, Robert Swan assumed the responsibility on a permanent basis during the quarter. The company also named QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) executive George Davis as its CFO.

During the quarter, Intel announced its intention to exit the 5G smartphone modem business, ceding the runway to Qualcomm. This followed Qualcomm and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reaching a settlement in a legal dispute between them.

Dropping the business won't likely affect Intel's 2019 numbers, but will have positive impact on its longer-term revenue and margin picture, KeyBanc Capital Market's Weston Twigg said in a recent note.

Intel has also been plagued by a delay in its new-gen chips made with the 10nm manufacturing process.

Additional 10nm delays would pose a risk to current estimates, the analyst said.

That said, analysts are optimistic about Intel's longer-term picture given its leadership in AI and autonomous driving.

Thanks to product momentum, AMD is better-positioned than rival Intel, according to most analysts. AMD is likely to have snatched share from Intel in the CPU market.

The Sunnyvale, California-based company likely gained share in notebooks, even as its desktop share remained flat ahead of the planned launch of its 7nm chips later this year, Seeking Alpha reported, citing Susquehanna analyst Christopher Noland.

RBC Capital Markets' Mitch Steves said the company is likely to see gains in notebook market share as early as the second quarter and gains in desktop market share in the third quarter.

The analyst forecast higher ASPs and gross margins, resulting in moderately higher EPS for AMD, particularly in the second half of 2019.

Steves recommends buying the stock on down days, or when AMD shares dip as much as 5 percent.

Nvidia shares suffered a backlash after the company reported a sharp decline in fourth-quarter revenue in mid-February, with the chipmaker blaming the predicament on a crash in cryptocurrency mining demand and deteriorating end-market conditions. Nvidia had previously lowered its guidance in January.

Yet Nvidia's exposure to multiple segments such as data center and automotive markets could be its saving grace, according to analysts.

The company's strong product positioning — coupled with the recent acquisition of Mellanox — should help Nvidia realize "significant" margin expansion and rapid earnings growth, Piper Jaffray said in a recent note.